The man responsible for one of San Diego’s deadliest mass shootings appeared virtually in court Monday for a status conference, ahead of a potential resentencing hearing.
Charles “Andy” Williams, who was 15 at the time, was tried as an adult, and given 50 years to life. He killed two students, and wounded 11 others and two staff members at Santana High School in 2001.
Williams’s attorney, Laura Shepard, told reporting partner 10 News her client has changed.
“He has never committed an ounce of violence, never gotten into a fight while in state prison. Beyond that, he got his GED of course because he was only a high school freshman when he was arrested.”
Williams was made eligible for resentencing and possible release last month, due to a new California law that allows for it if the subject committed the crime as a minor. His next hearing is expected in June.